RATTLESNAKE SOCCER
“Snake’s gonna get you, We’re too fast for Snakes!”
Materials: Spot Cones (15-20)
Game Length: 10-15 minutes
Soccer Skill: Dribbling. Teamwork is also an important part of this game.
This game has the same make up as the ‘Crab Game’. Instead of Crabs and fish we
have snakes and mice. For 6-10 kids make grid 25-30 yds. Long and 15-20 yds. Wide.
As with the crab game, the object is for the kids to dribble the ball from one end of the
rectangle to the other without getting their ball kicked out of the grid by the snake or
dribbling out of the grid themselves. A snake begins as one person in the middle of the
grid. The game begins with the snake(s) singing “Snake’s gonna get ya”. The mice
then must respond by singing “Too fast for snakes!”. Only then will the mice be
permitted to go. If one of the mice gets their ball kicked out by the snake or they dribble
the ball out they must join the snake, by holding hands. As a result the snake gets longer.
The snake can get as long as 4 kids and then the snake must split into two. You will
eventually have multiple snakes in the middle. The snakes must stay joined, by their
hands, at all times. Once the kids get to the finish line, they turn around and you start
the game again with them dribbling the other way. You keep going until all the kids are
snakes. Usually takes 5-6 rounds. Again, emphasize control and keeping the ball close
when playing this game.
- RATTLESNAKE
- KIDS (Mice)
Starting Line
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Finish Line
- Soccer Balls